You can't just release double albums and expect people to sit there and devote their time to it. Malakian stated, "You don't have a bunch of kids dropping acid like they used to. Still, the idea of a double album was a little bit daunting for the band. There's a good amount of social commentary in the new songs, as well as songs where we deal with love, with reminiscing, relationships, politics and funny experiences." Singer Serj Tankian revealed to Billboard, "There has been a great deal of upheaval for all of us over the past year or so and that has brought fourth a lot of emotional material. The band started writing and rehearsing in North Hollywood in January of 2004, then decamped to the famous Houdini Mansion in the Laurel Canyon hills of Hollywood where producer Rick Rubin had recorded Red Hot Chili Peppers' Blood Sugar Sex Magik and would later work with acts like Audioslave, Slipknot, Linkin Park and more.Īs the process continued, the band realized they had more than enough material to go beyond the traditional album format and while initially expected to have a new album by the end of 2004, they pushed the timeline into 2005 with not one, but two discs. "We're going to give everybody the System of a Down roller coaster, but don't expect it to sound like it has before." "We mixed a lot of styles together without making them seem like they don't belong together," said the guitarist.
It brought out a lot of good material - not necessarily political music, just emotional music, you know?"Īnd while System had a certain style and sound that put them on top, the band was open to not so obvious influences such as Kraftwerk, the Beach Boys and the Zombies. For one month I didn't know if a bomb dropped on my grandmother's house or, you know what I mean? I didn't know. And we get a phone call and they're OK and we can breathe a little bit.
Because it was like not knowing what's going on until we got a phone call. It shows that even at this stage, SOAD still had some amazing talent and songwriting still buried deep inside of them.He elaborated to Launch that war back home factored into the process, adding, "The last two or three months or whenever that happened was probably the toughest time of my whole life. It’s melancholic quiet verses leading into it’s very angry and aggressive pre-chorus leading into a somewhat hopeful sounding chorus. It’s dark and at times almost atmospheric. “Holy Mountains”, the lyrical sequel to “P.L.U.C.K.” is a very underrated song. It’s catchier and more memorable than the previous track, but it’s still kinda bland and just sounds like a radio single they were forced into making for their label or something.” “Hypnotize” combines the poppier sound of this album and Mezmerize with the bands well know political lyricism. The powerful and emotional narrative in the lyrics and the beautiful guitar tone and vocal melodies make this one of System’s best closing songs. “
#HYPNOTIZE SONG BY SYSTEM OF A DOWN FULL#
Originally appearing on Mezmerize as a very short intro, the full length version appears here as the outro.
#HYPNOTIZE SONG BY SYSTEM OF A DOWN FULL VERSION#
“And to close out Hypnotize, we have the full version of “Soldier Side”. Here are all of Hypnotize songs ranked.ĭon’t miss out on the TIMELESS System of a Down music below! Click to experience the rawness of metal! Since its release, Hypnotize has sold 8 million copies worldwide. The album was certified gold and platinum by the RIAA on December 13, 2005. The album also debuted at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. It opened at number 1 on the Billboard 200, with 320,000 copies sold in the first week.
Hypnotize received generally positive reviews.
It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release of its companion album Mezmerize. Mezmerize and Hypnotize both debuted at number #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, making the band one of the few to achieve this with two albums in the same year. Hypnotize was the last album System of a Down released before going on a four-year hiatus in 2006, and the band didn’t release new music for more than a decade, until late 2020 when they unexpectedly released two new songs. Hypnotize is the fifth studio album by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down.
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